egg incubator

Day 23 of finding the egg

It was raining heavily, and the mountain road hidden in the grass could hardly see the road. What's more, the mountain road was stepped out of a narrow path. At this time, it became a natural flood discharge channel for the rainwater on the mountain. Going up, the mountain road has completely changed. It became a fast-flowing river, and everyone had no choice but to climb to one side of the hillside, claws tightly grasping the grass roots on the ground and walking forward, some accidentally caught on the thorny bushes, and both claws were stabbed with blood Li Li didn't even bother to stop, just like that, despite the pouring rain, they finally reached the cave where they were hiding.

Fortunately, the cave was not occupied by any large beasts. There were more than a dozen wild boars hidden in it, which were simply free rations given to them by God. They were unceremoniously killed by the tough hens, and there was no blood Wasteful, the patriarch even asked Bai Xiong and Xiao Hei to drink a few sips, but Bai Xiong politely refused.

Just kidding, he would rather eat raw ash vegetable leaves than drink this kind of pig's blood with unknown origin and how many germs are hidden. He can eat pig's blood fried with pepper, so forget it.

However, these unintentionally harvested prey suddenly boosted the low morale. Although the hard-working wooden houses could not live in, they could still hunt and there were caves where they could escape the heavy rain. Live well, everything can survive.

What surprised them even more was that the people the patriarch sent out to investigate the situation in the tribe not only brought back dry firewood that could be used for fire, but also brought back many dead piebald snakes!

Those crocodilians left after having a full meal in the tribe, leaving behind a collapsed wooden house and countless piebald snakes that were crushed to death in the wooden house.

"Now we don't have to go hunting for several days!" The patriarch finally showed a smile on his gloomy face.

"I remember Bai Xiong said that a lot of animal fat is needed to make fish floss. Is this kind of fat from the stomach of wild boar okay?" Looking at Xiao Hei, he approached cautiously and asked.

After he left, he immediately regretted it. He shouldn't have left Baixiong alone in the wooden house to face the attack of the crocodile dragon!At the very least, he can entrust the cub to others to take away, and he will accompany Baixiong there. Although the flight height of the male pheasant is not as high as that of the female pheasant, if the crocodile really climbed up, he would still Being able to fly to the tree with Bai Xiong, even if he was bitten twice by a snake, at least he still has the hope of surviving.

Bai Xiong always regarded him as a friend, but he ran away. In order to protect his cub, he left his friend alone in such a dangerous place!

However, Fang was his and Ying's first chick. At that time, his mind was in a mess, and he just wanted to protect Fang from that dangerous place quickly, but although the crocodile dragon was terrifying, its crawling speed was not that fast. , he is confident that their people will have enough time to turn back and save Baixiong's.

His reason told him that his decision was not wrong, but his conscience still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

He knew that the other pheasants in the tribe must be a little annoyed at the moment.

Pheasants are sensitive during the brooding period. When encountering danger, the first reaction is to protect the chicks. Therefore, when they discovered the appearance of Crocodile, the pheasants instinctively chose to take their chicks with them. Ji Zaizi fled without thinking about what to do with Bai Xiong, who could not fly very well.

However, in retrospect, if they had been more calm and rational at the time, there may have been a better solution, for example, let the strong female pheasant take away her chicken cubs to other pheasants, so as to free up Bai Xiong was taken away by one hand.

But... Baicao shook her head with a wry smile. Usually, when the tribe was safe, the pheasants would not dare to hand over their cubs to others to take care of them. What's more, in such a dangerous situation at that time, who would give their precious cubs to others? What about giving the cub to someone else?Not to mention other people, but he himself, didn't he subconsciously choose to protect the cub at that time?

Bai Xiong saw his anxious expression, and knew that when he was upset that he was in danger, the first thing he thought of was to take the cubs away, but he really didn't blame Bai Cao for this matter. During the time he lived in the Baishang tribe He has already fully felt how much the people in the tribe attach to the cubs, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they would risk their lives to protect them. At that time, Baicao's decision was a father's most selfless love for his children. I believe that if there was no Fang just now, with Bai Cao's character, he would definitely choose to let himself take Xiao Hei to go first.

In any case, at that time, he helped him take Xiao Hei away, which was the greatest reward for him.

"Fortunately, you reminded me that the fat in the stomachs of these wild boars is the best. While it's raining outside, let's cut open these wild boars quickly. With so many wild boars, the fat produced is enough for our tribe to use for the entire rainy season." It's gone." Bai Xiong smiled, and took the initiative to pull Bai Cao to find someone to help.

Baicao breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that Baixiong wasn't angry, he was always popular in the tribe, he yelled, and all the people who stayed in the cave came to help, and took out the internal organs of more than a dozen pigs in a short while.

Food in the rainy season is very precious, and everyone is reluctant to waste it. Hearing Bai Xiong say that there are edible pig organs, they follow Bai Xiong's instructions and put the pig liver, pig lung, pig kidney, pig kidney, pig large intestine Bai Xiong first took out the lard in the pork belly and put it aside separately. With so much lard, it would take a long time to boil it into fat. Is it enough? If it is not enough, the patriarch will not let him waste it like this, right?But if there is no salt, if so much lard is not boiled out in time, it would be a pity to rot and deteriorate in vain.

Bai Xiong shared his concerns with Bai Cao, but Bai Cao made him not have to worry about firewood.

"Although the dry firewood in the tribe must have been wet a lot, we also hid a lot of firewood in the caves near the tribe. If it couldn't be done, we took out all of them, and when the rainy season passed, we stored some more in the sun. "Others dare not say this, but Baicao dares to say it, because he brought the people in the tribe to save up and hide the firewood little by little.At first everyone thought it was not right, but now, what is the most precious thing in the rainy season?In addition to food, it is a fire that can keep people dry at any time!

"Really? Then I don't worry. Everyone has worked hard today. These pig internal organs will be broken overnight. Everyone hurry up to help. In the evening, I will cook a broth with pork bones. I will fry pork liver with lard. You eat."

The little chicks have been firmly guarded by their fathers all the way, and they are now jumping around in the cave to explore, only Xiao Hei, squatting silently at Bai Xiong's feet, he will follow the elder brother wherever he goes , The short ten minutes of being separated from his elder brother just now seemed to frighten him. He doesn't want to go anywhere now, he just wants to be by his elder brother's side.

Bai Xiong also knew that he was terrified, seeing him squatting at her feet like a little adult, worried that she would accidentally step on him as she walked around, so she simply picked him up and put him in her coat pocket. It was remodeled by myself, the size is just right for Xiao Hei to stay inside, and he can be seen with his little head exposed.

The people who returned to the tribe also brought back the grass seeds stored by the tribe. Baixiong took some out and soaked them in warm water, and prepared to cook them for the chicks later. He also asked Baicao to cut the lard into fingers The size of the strips, put it in a large stone pot and boil it, and he took the others to cut the more than 20 pork livers into palm-thick slices, and went to the nearby to collect some leaves of ash vegetables and knead them. Crumbled and marinated.

The lard was boiled out quickly, and the cave was filled with the smell of oil residue.

The patriarchs who were busy taking people back to the tribe came back again. This time, they brought back a big guy!

"Is this the crocodile?"

"It's so big! Such a big crocodile dragon is enough to feed the whole tribe for several days!"

"First peel off the nails, teeth and carapace of the crocodile dragon, and hang them in the cave to dry. These are good things that can be exchanged for salt!" The patriarch is also very happy, although this time because of the crocodile dragon's landing, they were killed. They were forced to leave the tribe and even lost a wooden house, but they still made money from harvesting such a large adult crocodile.

Crocodile is a very ferocious carnivore. It lives in the swamp all year round. It only comes out during the rainy season every year. Because the claws and tail of Crocodile are very powerful, basically no one dares to hunt them. However, the crocodile The nails, teeth and carapace are all very precious medicinal materials, and the meat is also very tender. With such a big piece, the peeled nails, teeth and carapace are enough for them and the Tianhu tribe to exchange hundreds of catties of salt. It is really a blessing in disguise.

Because of this crop, everyone swept away the frustration just now, and all of them became elated. With such a big crocodile dragon, they no longer have to worry about running out of salt this winter.Moreover, this crocodile dragon is so big that only a dozen of them can lift it, and the meat is enough for their entire tribe to eat for several days.

"What are you doing today? It doesn't smell like barbecue. It smells so good!" Smelling the smell of boiled lard coming from the cave, the pheasants who have been busy all day are almost drooling.

"You have the guts to say it? Why didn't you bring Bai Xiong with you when you withdrew today?" Bai Ying became angry when she thought of this, and gave the talking hen a hard look.

"Then, we happen to be short of one man. The others are all carrying chicks, and only Baixiong..." The hen pheasant explained guiltily.They also knew that what they did today was unreasonable. With so many people, Bai Xiong was left alone. Isn't it because he has no partner?Because there is no partner, and Xiao Hei is not a cub of their tribe, so when they encounter danger, they will be the first to be abandoned.

It's cruel, but it's also in line with the rules of survival in the tribe.

"Shut up! Don't leave Baixiong next time, no! Don't leave anyone in the tribe! It's really not possible, I'd rather you stay in the wooden house and wait for us to rescue you." Bai Ying roared with a gloomy face.He didn't know how to face Bai Xiong and the chick named Xiao Hei today.

"I was wrong!" The hen pheasant lowered her head. She didn't know why, but after saying the regret that was suppressed in her heart, the whole chicken relaxed. She made the decision to leave Baixiong. She was also very sad, and she was ashamed to see Bai Xiong again.

"You should apologize to Bai Xiong in person." Bai Ying looked at her, "Also, after the rainy season is over, you will be fined to catch Bai Xiong's fresh fish for a month."

"No problem! I'll go right away!" Once an apology is made, the rest will be easier to handle. The hen put down her work and ran to Bai Xiong to apologize up.

"I accept your apology, but don't want fresh fish. After the rainy season is over, can you take me to the meadows and mountain forests near the tribe during the rest? I want to find some new seasonings to make food It becomes more delicious." Bai Xiong also knows that these pheasants are pure-minded, and the decisions they make seem to be ruthless, but in fact they all follow their hearts. Human nature is selfish, and he has no right to ask others to abandon them. His relatives saved him, he accepted the apology and made his own request.

The hen pheasant nodded like pounding garlic, she really believed that Bai Xiong really forgave her when he said he would forgive her, this confident and relieved look made Bai Xiong laugh.